Your Chakras
The Seven Chakras are the Centers
In Our Bodies in which Energy Flows Through.
The Sanskrit word Chakra literally translates to wheel or disk.
In yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda, this term refers to wheels of energy throughout the body. There are seven main chakras, which align the spine, starting from the base of the spine through to the crown of the head. To visualize a chakra in the body, imagine a swirling wheel of energy where matter and consciousness meet. This invisible energy, called Prana, is vital life force, which keeps us vibrant, healthy, and alive.
The chakras are deposited in our etheric body, the auric field that is closest to our physical body. They then extend out like the cone of an ice cream cone, through the front and back of us. The chakras on the front of us are fueled by desire. The one's in the back are our will. The major chakras are positioned over major endocrine glands in our body. Subtle, or Obvious imbalances are always provided in the shape of Physical, emotional, or spiritual "Pain" which needs to be addressed for optimum health. Like the Wellness Triangle, the Chakras balance, when we are in balance.
Each chakra has a symbolic area that it rules. Through stimulation, the opening and closing of this chakra, it draws in the energy to help us learn the lesson(s) we want to educate ourselves about in this lifetime.
The Importance of
The Main Chakras in the Body
These swirling wheels of energy correspond to massive nerve centers in the body.
Each of the seven main chakras contains bundles of nerves and major organs as well as our psychological, emotional, and spiritual states of being. Since everything is moving, it’s essential that our seven main chakras stay open, aligned, and fluid. If there is a blockage, energy cannot flow. Think of something as simple as your bathtub drain. If you allow too much hair to go into the drain, the bathtub will back up with water, stagnate and eventually bacteria and mold will grow. So is too with our bodies and the chakras. A bathtub is simple; it’s physical so the fix is easy.
Keeping a chakra open is a bit more of a challenge, but not so difficult when you have awareness. Since mind, body, soul, and spirit are intimately connected, awareness of an imbalance in one area will help bring the others back into balance. Take for example, a wife, who has recently lost her husband. She develops acute bronchitis, which remains in the chest, and then gets chest pains each time she coughs. The whole heart chakra is affected in this case. If she realizes the connection between the loss and the bronchitis, healing will occur much faster if she honors the grieving process and treats that as well as the physical ailment. How Reiki Helps...
The Chakras of Matter
The first three chakras, starting at the base of the spine are Chakras of matter. They are more physical in nature.
First Chakra: The Muladhara, or "Root Chakra" is the chakra of stability, security, and our basic needs. The word Muladhara breaks down into two Sanskrit words: Mula meaning "root" and Adhara, which means "support" or "base." It encompasses the first three vertebrae, the bladder, and the colon. When this chakra is open, we feel safe and fearless...Read More...
Second Chakra: The Svadhisthana chakra is our creativity and sexual center. It is located above the pubic bone, below the navel, and is responsible for our creative expression... Read More
Third Chakra: The Manipura Chakra means lustrous gem and it’s the area from the navel to the breastbone, or Solar Plexus. The third chakra is our source of personal power. This energy center is associated with your self-esteem, sense of purpose, personal identity, individual will, intuition, spirituality, digestion, and metabolism...Read More
The Fourth Chakra: The Anahata, The Connection Between Matter and Spirit...Read More
Located at the heart center, the fourth chakra,Anahata is at the middle of the seven and unites the lower chakras of matter and the upper chakras of spirit. The fourth is also spiritual but serves as a bridge between our body, mind, emotions, and spirit. The heart chakra is our source of love and connection. When we work through our physical chakras, or the first three, we can open the spiritual chakras more fully.
The Chakras of Spirit
Fifth Chakra: The Vishuddha chakra is the fifth chakra, located in the area of the throat. This is our source of verbal expression and the ability to speak our highest truth. The fifth chakra includes the neck, thyroid, and parathyroid glands, jaw, mouth, and tongue...Read More...
Sixth Chakra: The Ajna chakra is located in between the eyebrows. It is also referred to as the "Third Eye" chakra. Ajna is our center of intuition. We all have a sense of intuition but we may not listen to it or heed its warnings. Focus on opening the sixth chakra will help you hone this ability...Read More...
Seventh Chakra: The Sahaswara
chakra or the “thousand petal lotus” chakra is located at the crown of the head. This is the chakra of enlightenment and spiritual connection to our higher selves, others, and ultimately, to the divine. It is located at the crown of the head and is the last of the 7 main chakras.
This Chakra acts as a channel, or a portal, of Divine Light and Information coming in, and through it, flows the energy of the other chakras. Divine in, physical world out. This chakra is the seat of our connection with All That Is, the Divine Creator, Source, the Universe, the Spiritual Realm - where, as humans in the physical world, we connect with those existing upward. If you are a lightworker, a healer, or any intuitive, it is through the crown chakra that Divine Energy and Information enters your physical body to manifest inwardly, or outwardly. In opening your crown chakra, you are opening your connection to all of those that exist in the Light - your Guides, your Loved Ones, and your Angels.
This chakra is located at the very top of our heads, projecting upward, into the skies above. It is unique in that it resonates with two colors - purple, and white. The purple represents the color of the Iris, a flower with three primary petals, representing, you in your physical body, your Higher Self (or Spirit, or Soul), and your connection with the Divine....Read More...
Clue to Aligning the Chakras
Awareness to which of your chakras are out of balance is key to aligning them. Our bodies are in constant flux between balance and imbalance. Unless you have an apparent problem in one area of the body, imbalances can be difficult to detect. That being said, it’s good to bring awareness to your body/mind and start to learn its signals and clues. For example, frequent constipation can indicate a blockage in the first chakra. A recurring sore throat leaves clues to a blocked fifth chakra. Frequent headaches around the area of the forehead may mean your sixth chakra is blocked.
The openness and flow of energy through our chakras determines our state of health and balance. Knowledge of our more subtle energy system empowers us to maintain balance and harmony on the physical, mental and spiritual level. All meditation, yoga systems, and healing modalities seek to balance out the energy of the chakras by purifying the lower energies and guiding them upwards. Through the use of grounding, creating “internal space,” and living consciously with an awareness of how we acquire and spend our energy we become capable of balancing our life force with our mental, physical and spiritual selves.
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